All right, kids: It's time for us to get a way for a while. Our vacation begins right after Christmas, and we'll be back on January 4. We've got a gaggle of fill-ins, and the great Rick Chandler will still be here ... and he'll be signing his posts! (So you'll finally know.) We will miss you a lot more than you'll miss us, we're sure. If Tony LaRussa suddenly snaps and eats a live cow while we're gone, it'll be up to someone else to tackle it.